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1 March 2023
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by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Chokgyur Lingpa's first-hand account of the treasure revelations of The Essential Sacred Dharma in Five Cycles (dam chos snying po skor lnga), The Gradual Path of Wisdom Essence (lam rim ye shes snying po), and The Magical Net of the Three Roots (rtsa gsum sgyu ’phrul drva ba) at Chimé Karmo Taktsang and Sengé Yumtsho in Kham in 1866. The account was inscribed on the back of a thangka depicting the revelation scene.
Latest from the Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Sungbum Project
March 2023
Praise of Uṣṇīṣavijayā | Praise
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
One of three praises—one to each of the Three Deities of Long Life (White Tāra, Amitāyus and Uṣṇīṣavijayā)—composed while travelling in a boat along the River Ganges. Read text >
Latest from Samye Translations
March 2023
The Secret Practice of Dorjé Draktsal According to the Trio of the Guru’s Heart Practices | Chokling Tersar
revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa
Chokgyur Lingpa revealed the secret cycle of The Heart Practice of Mighty Vajra Wrath (Tukdrup Dorjé Draktsal) from Yegyal Namkha Dzö. This particular Guru Draktsal sādhana is regarded as the auxiliary practice to Chokgyur Lingpa’s The Gradual Path of Wisdom Essence (lam rim ye shes snying po). Read text >
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March 2023
Guru Yoga That Liberates the Illusory Body as a Kāya of Light | Guru Yoga
by Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol
In this guru yoga for transforming the body into a kāya of rainbow light one visualizes oneself as Avalokiteśvara and the guru as Amitābha within one's heart. Read text >
Latest from the Longchen Nyingtik Project
March 2023
Key Points for the Approach Practice of Takhyung Barwa, The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa | Takhyung Barwa
by Jigme Lingpa
Interlinear notes to clarify the approach (bsnyen pa) practice, or recitation, of The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa). Read text >
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The Ganges Mahāmudrā Instructions | Mahāmudrā
by Tilopa
This well-known and important source for the Mahāmudrā tradition, which is included within the Tengyur (Toh 2303), contains instructions that Tilopa imparted to Nāropa on the banks of the River Ganges. Read text >
Beautiful String of Jewels: A Heart Advice | Advice
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse offered these words of heart-advice, encapsulating the entire Buddhist path, to Khandro Tsering Chödrön (1929–2011), his spiritual consort. Read text >
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Texts from the Ḍākinīs' Great Dharma Treasury (mkha' 'gro'i chos mdzod chen mo), a 53-volume collection published in 2017 to showcase writing by and about female Buddhist masters. View topic >
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